The War With Grandpa

Who does the author want you to think wrote this story?

• grandpa

• a narrator

• Peter Stokes

• Peter's parents

Why are all of the chapters short in this book, instead of long chapters?

• Peter doesn't know how to make a chapter.

• Peter thinks short chapters make the book go by faster.

• Peter wasn't allowed to write long chapters

Peter had to experience a move at the beginning of the book. Why?

• Peter had to move out of his house and live with grandpa.

• Peter and his family lost their home and had to move into a new one.

• Peter moved out of his room so that his sister could have it.

• Peter moved to the guest room so that his grandfather could move into his bedroom.

Who tells Peter that he should fight to keep his own room?

• Mrs. Klein

• Grandpa

• Jennifer, his sister

• His friends, Billy and Steve

What was the first trick that Peter played on grandpa?

• He set off his alarm at 3:00 in the morning.

• He took his toothbrush.

• He hid grandpa's bedroom slippers

• He almost caused grandpa to have a heart attack.

Why did grandpa come to live with Peter's family?

• He was just visiting to spend time with Peter and Jennifer.

• Grandma died and he was having a hard time living alone.

• Grandpa decided that Peter's family needed him so he moved in to help them.

• Peter's family moved in with grandpa, in Florida.

Grandpa used to be lots of fun. What changed, when grandpa arrived at their house?

• He moped around the house and was sad.

• He stayed mad at them and said mean things.

• Nothing changed. He was still full of fun ideas.

• Now he was trying to start a war with the family.

At the beginning of the war, how did grandpa react?

• He played tricks on Peter.

• He told on Peter and got him in trouble.

• He went after Peter and fussed at him.

• He ignored the note and the war.

When Peter stole grandpa's slippers and he went and talked to Peter, what did he tell him?

• That he was glad he had taken Peter's room from him.

• That Peter's parents had chosen to put Peter in the guest room and that grandpa did not make the decision.

• That no one cared how Peter felt.

• That he was planning to get even and win the war.

How do you think Peter felt about the fishing trip with grandpa?

• He enjoyed spending time with him and wanted to do it more often.

• He realized he didn't really want to spend any time with grandpa.

• He was sick from being at the water and wanted to go home.

• He spent the day thinking of new ways to get even with grandpa.